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The Birth of the Balloon

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Image of painting of King George III and Queen Charlotte viewing a balloon launch

Enormous crowds gathered in Paris to watch one balloon after another rise above the city rooftops, carrying the first human beings into the air in the closing months of 1783. Collection celebrating the invention and early history of the balloon.

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Tivoli PA Ext Aordinaire Grade Fete A laquelle assisteront Les Osages

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Die Pioniere der Luftschiffahrt.

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Descente d'Absalon

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Les Mysteres de l'Été

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Balloon Park The Only Enterprise of This Kind in America

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Zoologischen Garten

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2nd Pochta

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Balloon Poster Wall

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Program of the Canastota Fair

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La Boule de Neige

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Grande Fete Foraine de Montmartre

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Argenteuil Fete de la Pentecote

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Jardin d'Acclimatation Ascensions Gratuites

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Fete de l'Oeuvre des Loyers

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La Revanche

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Cirque d'Eté

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National Air and Space Museum

National Air and Space Museum 650 Jefferson Drive SW
Washington, DC

202-633-2214

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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway
Chantilly, VA 20151

703-572-4118

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